| Name: | Paul Anderson |
| Nationality: | English |
| Date of Birth: | 23/07/1988 |
| Height: | 5' 9" (175cm) |
| Weight: | 10st 4lbs (65.37kg) |
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| Clubs: | Liverpool, Swansea City (loan) |
| Position: | Midfielder |
Forest paid £250,000 for his services and are convinced that will prove to be an excellent piece of business.
Anderson made 28 appearances for The Reds last season after missing the early part of the campaign through injury.
He scored two league goals and impressed many observers with his speedy performances and ability to operate on either flank.
Born in Melton Mowbray, he was on West Brom's books as a youngster but was released as a 16 year old. He joined Hull as an apprentice but before even making his first team debut was on his way to Liverpool in a deal worth £1.5million with £1million-rated John Welsh moving in the opposite direction.
He helped Liverpool land the F.A. Youth Cup and after establishing himself in their reserve side, he was named as a substitute for a Champions League game against Benfica - although he didn't get the chance to join the action.
He got his first taste of first team action during a season-long loan with Swansea in 2007-08 and played a key role as they secured promotion to the Championship.
The Welsh club wanted him to return last term but he opted instead for a switch to Nottingham.
Forest debut: October 18, 2008 v QPR (A) Championship
My First......
My first team was Melton Foxes from Under 7s onwards and we were pretty successful, winning league titles on a pretty regular basis through to about Under 10s.
The first game I went to would have involved Hull City and was probably at Boothferry Park but I went to that many when I was a kid that I can't remember who it was against.
My first league appearance was last season for Swansea against Oldham at Boundary Park. I came on for the last 30 minutes or so and did okay, even though I missed a couple of chances. I think the scoreline was 1-1 when I got on but we lost 2-1.
My first roommate was Tom Byrne at West Brom when we went on an Under 14s tour to Germany. We're both from Melton Mowbray and are still good mates.
My first influence would have been my dad Phil, who was on Hull's books as a kid, and a guy called David Joyner. I played for a team called Welland Valley, which had been started by David who also looked after Northampton's Centre of Excellence. David, who sadly died of cancer, was a great man and really made me want to be a footballer.
My first position was right back and I played it until I was 15. I was a right back when I signed for West Brom but eventually got moved into midfield. I'd describe myself as a bit of a terrier in that position.
The first league ground I played on was almost The Hawthorns. I was named as a substitute for an FA Youth Cup tie when I was on schoolboy forms at West Brom but never got the chance to go on. Instead, the first league ground I played on was Boothferry Park for Hull in a trial game against Scunthorpe. I not only fulfilled a lifelong ambition by playing for my club at their own ground but also scored the only goal of a local derby.
My first autograph would have been one of the Hull players when I was seven or eight.
My first goal was for Swansea on my home debut in the Carling Cup against Walsall. It was a volley from the edge of the box after the ball had been crossed from the left. It took a deflection and sat up nicely for me to strike.
My first pay packet was £13 a week as a paper boy in Melton Mowbray when I was still at school. I used to have to drag myself out of bed in the morning and stuck it for the best part of a year. I didn't have my own particular round - I was the one who filled in when other kids were either on holiday or ill.
My first disappointment was being released by West Brom, although in hindsight it changed the way I think about football. It was a real turning point as it made me that much more determined to make a career in football.
My first car was a Golf 1.4.
My first album would have been one of the 'Now' albums and I reckon it's still in the CD collection at my Mum's
My first holiday abroad was Ibiza when I was three. You won't be surprised to learn that I don't remember too much about it.
| Competition | Apps (as sub) |
Goals | Yellow Cards |
Red Cards |
| League | 28 (3) | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| FA Cup | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| League Cup | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career History: | ||||
| Club | Season | Comp. | Apps (as sub) |
Goals |
| Nottm Forest | 2008 - 09 | League | 24 (2) | 2 |
| FA Cup | 2 (0) | 0 | ||
| Swansea City | 2007 - 08 | League | 22 (9) | 7 |
| FA Cup | 3 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 2 (0) | 1 | ||














